Psychometric properties and population norms of the positive mental health instrument in a representative multi-ethnic Asian population

Table 2 Pearson’s correlation coefficients of the PMH subscales and concurrent measures

	Total Positive Mental Health	General Coping	Emotional Support	Spirituality	Interpersonal Skills	Personal Growth and Autonomy	Global Affect
Positive Mental Health	1
General Coping	0.80^a	1
Emotional Support	0.78^a	0.59^a	1
Spirituality	0.63^a	0.27^a	0.33^a	1
Interpersonal Skills	0.85^a	0.68^a	0.67^a	0.35^a	1
Personal Growth and Autonomy	0.85^a	0.65^a	0.60^a	0.36^a	0.76^a	1
Global Affect	0.57^a	0.42^a	0.41^a	0.19^a	0.42^a	0.50^a	1
Concurrent validity measures
Quality of Life (EQ-5D Index)	0.14^a	0.11^a	0.17^a	− 0.02	0.10^a	0.12^a	0.25^a
Self-rated health (EQ-5D VAS)	0.27^a	0.20^a	0.22^a	0.14^a	0.19^a	0.25^a	0.30^a
Psychological distress (K6 total score)	−0.24^a	− 0.21^b	− 0.22^a	0.01	−0.18^a	− 0.25^a	− 0.42^a

^aCorrelations are significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
^bCorrelations are significant at the 0.001 level (2-tailed)
EQ-5D Index: Generic health state score derived from five dimensions of health related quality of life (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression)
EQ-5D VAS: Self-rated health score obtained from a visual analogue scale with endpoints ranging from 100 for ‘the best health you can imagine’ to 0 for ‘the worst health you can imagine’

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